Title:
FE-MN ABSORBABLE IMPLANT ALLOYS WITH INCREASED DEGRADATION RATE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/071178
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a biodegradable alloy suitable for use in a medical implant, comprising at least 50% iron by weight, at least 25% manganese by weight, and at least 0.01%) sulfur and/or selenium by weight, wherein the biodegradable alloy is nonmagnetic. The present invention also provides a method of producing a biodegradable alloy with a desirable degradation rate.
Inventors:
DISEGI JOHN A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/054686
Publication Date:
June 13, 2019
Filing Date:
October 05, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BIO DG INC (US)
International Classes:
A61L27/04; A61B17/00; A61B17/86; A61L27/58; A61L31/02; A61L31/14; C22C1/02; C22C38/04
Foreign References:
| US9480779B2 | 2016-11-01 | |||
| KR20110065390A | 2011-06-15 | |||
| US20170167002A1 | 2017-06-15 | |||
| US20160122851A1 | 2016-05-05 |
Other References:
HERMAWAN, H. ET AL.: "Iron-manganese: new class of metallic degradable biomaterials prepared by powder metallurgy", POWDER METALLURGY, vol. 51, no. 1, 2008, pages 38 - 45, XP055191814, DOI: doi:10.1179/174329008X284868
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TEAGUE, Meghann K. et al. (US)
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